When it comes to liquefied natural gas from distant foreign points, the California Public Utilities Commission wants it, and as soon as possible. The agency, designed early in the last century to protect consumers against […]

Comedian Dennis Miller is now hosting a game show – Hold on, that’s not the good news/bad news, although it could be. I only bring it up because the game, “Amnesia,” is built on the […]

Ultimately civilized society must be judged by how it treats its poorest and most vulnerable people. Santa Monica’s recent homeless survey focused on 277 homeless people sleeping in public on the street with no support […]

Caught Black-handed Saturday, February 16 at 1:35 p.m. – Third Street Promenade at Santa Monica Boulevard – Officers on patrol observed a man walking with a freshly painted black bicycle. He had matching black paint […]

The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District’s Board of Education voted to modify the District’s permit policy in order to slow down the decline in enrollment the District is currently experiencing. This new policy lifts the […]

Dr. Michael Matthews, Assistant Superintendent for SMMUSD, was one of the jailbirds at the 3rd Annual Santa Monica Muscular Dystrophy Association’s Lock-up at The Daily Grill in Santa Monica on Thursday, February 21. Felons turned […]

Drivers of E85 ethanol fuel-capable vehicles line up to take advantage of an 85-cents-per-gallon price promotion Tuesday, February 26, in celebration of the opening of the first Los Angeles-area E85 ethanol fuel station. Conserv Fuel […]

The difficulty in legislating the “unique character” of Venice was underscored when the Los Angeles City Planning Department held a community meeting to discuss a proposal to ban or restrict chain stores in at least […]

Lloyd Levine and Fran Pavley, Democratic candidates for the 23rd District State Senate Seat, went head-to-head on the issues at a debate hosted by the Pacific Palisades Democratic Club held at the Pacific Palisades Women’s […]